Authentic Excellence: Flourishing & Resilience in a Relentless World

by R. Kelly Crace

Never before have the pressures of a comparative and competitive world impacted on our sense of wellbeing, particularly among young adults. Building on the principles of Giving Voice to Values, which honors the complexity and difficulty of leading with our values, this book addresses the unique challenges faced by young adults. It provides a clear process that details how to harness natural wisdom to flourish through the relentless pace and pressure of today’s world. Moving beyond mere values clarification, Authentic Excellence helps the reader to develop a deeper relationship with their values and confidently express them, and builds effective coping skills to manage the relentless noise of our comparative and competitive world.

Authentic Excellence answers five primary



How are young adults affected by this world of relentless change and pressure?

Why are young adults vulnerable to a plateau that can negatively affect their resilience?

What is the difference between fear-based excellence and authentic excellence and what role do values play in this distinction?

What is necessary to move beyond fear-based excellence and why is it so hard?

How do you train a deeper level of effectiveness that includes more consistent productivity, fulfillment and resilience?

182 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2019

Reviews

[Marrin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Kelly, for all he's done for me. Flourishing is agency, awareness, and the surrender to the waves of life in a way that is as much a practical and tangible practice as it is a spiritual and deeply energetic way of living.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written and story-based, this book offers a practical view into how living from our values can foster flourishing and resilience. Through extensive research, the authors demonstrate through case studies and practical exercises how to find and live lives that express what matters to us, discovering meaning and purpose that helps us to thrive even through the stressful demands of our world.